Man City offer contract to Arsenal’s Sagna, Bertrand wants Chelsea return and Man United in transfer fight with Bayern Munich

Published:16:45Thursday 27 March 2014

MANCHESTER City look set to swoop for Arsenal ace Bacary Sagna, while Chelsea’s Ryan Bertrand may look to stay at Aston Villa.

Arsenal defender Sagna, 31, has been offered a three-year deal by City and will consider whether to move in the summer – Full story: Guardian

Chelsea defender Bertrand, 24, has hinted he would rather stay as first-choice left-back at Villa – where he is on loan – than be on the bench at Stamford Bridge.

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is interested in signing Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke. The 22-year-old Spaniard, who has a 60m euro buyout clause on his contract, is also being watched by Manchester United and Inter Milan – Full story: AS (in Spanish)

Stoke’s French midfielder Steven Nzonzi, 25, is non-committal about his future with just seven games remaining in his second season at the club – Full story: Stoke Sentinel

Arsenal will weigh up another move for Bayer Leverkusen’s Germany international midfielder Lars Bender, 24, after a failed bid last summer – Full story: Daily Mail

Barcelona are ready to pay Lionel Messi, 26, a world-record £336,000 a week to keep the Argentina forward at the club – Full story: Daily Telegraph

Striker Demba Ba, 28, expects to be let go by Chelsea at the end of the season and could head for Italy – Full story: the Sun (subscription required)

Southampton will make a move for Leeds full-back Sam Byram, 20, if they lose right-back Calum Chambers in the summer. Chambers, 19, is a target for Manchester United and Arsenal – Full story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Liverpool favourite Sami Hyypia is facing the sack at Bayer Leverkusen after a dismal run of results left them in danger of missing out on next season’s Champions League – Full story: Daily Mail

Swansea manager Garry Monk has described striker Wilfried Bony, 25, as a ‘beast’ after his performance in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw against Arsenal saw him reach the 20-goal mark for the season – Full story: Wales Online

Manager Sam Allardyce is under increasing pressure at West Ham – with former Swansea boss Michael Laudrup eyeing a return to the Premier League – Full story: the Sun (subscription required)

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet wants an instant impact from Connor Wickham after the 20-year-old striker’s recall from a loan spell at Leeds United – Full story: Guardian